Ovis vignei - #4023
Urial
Subadult male. Ovis vignei arkal, Ustyurt Urial|Transcaspian Urial|Arkal. Formerly as Ovis aries arkal, Red Sheep. Also as Ovis cycloceros, Afghan Urial.
Geographic Distribution
Afghanistan, northwestern India (Ladakh), central and eastern Iran, southwestern Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Specific Epithet
vignei
Image Location
USA, MN, Dakota co., Apple Valley, Minnesota Zoo
Image Date
29 June 2016
Photographer
DG Huckaby